Dong Chinese dictionary

āi, aī

sad; pity

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 衣 represents the sound.

Components

衣 Sound component

yī, yì

clothes

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity; sorrow; grief; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

Aī

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yándì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shénnóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]

Most common words with 哀

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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